#jimmy-carter

#jimmy-carter

Paintings by the late US president Jimmy Carter and the family's personal effects will go to auction this month as part of a sale at Christie's in New York dubbed We the People: America at 250, marking the country's semiquincentennial this year. The works on offer from Carter's collection were selected by Amy Carter, the daughter of Carter and his wife Rosalyn.

That was when the world found out about Habitat for Humanity, said Habitat for Humanity International CEO Jonathan Reckford. The world had never seen a former President and First Lady swinging hammers alongside volunteers and future homeowners. Their example of servant leadership not only helped families achieve the dream of affordable homeownership, but it inspired thousands of volunteers around the world to do the same. The street being named in President Carter's honor is incredibly fitting but we know what he would really hope for is that the work that he and Mrs. Carter started more than 40 years ago continue.